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Changi Airport traffic crosses 5 million, first time since COVD-19 pandemic

Changi Airport Group said that this is equivalent to 88 per cent of the passenger movements in June 2019.

Sandy Pramuji
·Contributor
Updated ·2-min read
Travellers walk with their luggage at the Changi Airport in Singapore.
Singapore's Changi Airport on Thursday (20 July) reported 5.12 million passenger movements in June 2023.(PHOTO: REUTERS/Edgar Su) (Edgar Su / reuters)

SINGAPORE – Singapore's Changi Airport on Thursday (20 July) reported 5.12 million passenger movements in June 2023, crossing five million for the first time since January 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

This is equivalent to 88 per cent of the passenger movements in June 2019. In terms of aircraft movements, a total of 27,500 landings and take-offs were recorded, also about 88 per cent of the June 2019 level, operator Changi Airport Group (CAG) said in a statement.

"Changi Airport continues to witness steady growth in passenger traffic, with passenger movements inching closer to 90 per cent of 2019 levels as we close the second quarter. We are pleased to have crossed the five-million mark again in June with the mid-year holiday season," Lim Ching Kiat, Changi Airport Group's Executive Vice President for Air Hub and Cargo Development said.

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Lim said that the 2023 World's Best Airport is looking forward to strengthening connectivity to more points in Southeast Asia and China in the second half of the year.

Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand were the airport's top five traffic markets for the quarter. Passenger traffic to and from Northeast Asia continued to rise, from around 50 per cent of pre-Covid levels in January 2023 to 75 per cent by June 2023.

However, air cargo demand remained weak due to softening demand amid inflationary pressures, CAG said. From April to June 2023, airfreight throughput totalled 418,000 tonnes, a decline of 10.8 per cent year-on-year.

For the period, Changi's top five air cargo markets comprised Australia, China, Hong Kong, India and the US. India has emerged to be among the top five air cargo markets for two consecutive quarters since the start of 2023.

As of 1 July, 99 airlines operate over 6,300 weekly scheduled flights at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to 148 cities in 49 countries and territories worldwide.

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